Ireland
Travel Blogs from Ireland
Good Conversations with New Friends
... a writer friend in Dublin so would pump him and e-mail me. They both said to stick it out, both in writing and in Ireland. Katherine revealed that when she returns to Canada she is going to study to become a holistic animal doctor, as she feels she has ...
Irish Music is Great
... in bypassing those countries that are extremely pricey and/or hold little interest for them? But I am enjoying most aspects of Ireland... last night was great. I went to a very Irish pub with traditional music and had quite a few Murphy's beers and ...
Galway
Well we didn't quite make it to Limerick. As we were on our way we realized it wasn't meant to be. We read in our guide books that it is a pretty rough city. It was referred to as "stab town", ya charming. We also heard on the news that some mob boss was ...
Right to the Liffey
... were good enough. You'd made the grade, passed the test. I have never felt so non-threatened and happy in such a space. Oh Ireland, you wonderful land of happy souls. By 4am the night was coming to a close. The streets were empty and I had to head ...
Peace at Last
... you. Cindy says she'll always be proud of me. Kim says that no matter what, I'll still have spent two months in Ireland. I talked to Arvin on MSN tonight, and came away feeling peaceful--something that's eluded me for a long time. I don't know what ...
Three Days in Brief
... also thought about my writing career. It occurred to me that I can write travel articles about Canada for papers/magazines in Ireland and the UK, and travel articles about Ireland for markets in Canada and the US. Playing both sides--a sweet position! ...
Return to Galway
I bestowed my birthday flowers on the old lady who helps her daughter run the B&B. (It's a family affair, with the preteen children helping out too.) She was tickled pink. I felt bad letting them go, but her pleasure was worth it. Then I caught the ...
North coast of N. Ireland
After being inundated with some serious history in Derry, we decided to take in a little more nature on our way to our next stop of Ballycastle. We headed for the Giants Causeway on the north coast. The causeway is comprised of over 38,000 hexagonal ...
Ring of Kerry Tour and SUN!!
... drove around the island. It was a very sunny and absolutely beautiful day out, which we counted ourselves lucky for being in Ireland and all. We went to a granite quarry and climbed a huge hill to get a better view of the surrounding. ...
Oh Blarney
... kind of undecided as to what I'll do afterwards... probably drive up to Limerick, via the Dingle Peninsula. I'm getting into Ireland... the east coast didn't really do much for me. But the beauty of the southern western coast is definitely setting ...
EU Charity Cycle -- The Challenge
The Idea As you know, the EU increases from 15 to 25 countries on 1st May 2004. This provides a unique moment in time in which to explore the ten new member countries, eight of which are former communist bloc countries. I love cycling, camping, ...
Dublin - So Long
Well folks after endless counting down the days, I finally left work Yippeee!!!! Sorry Tom D, you are a nice boss :-) . Here I am, finally writing my inaugural blog. By the time you have read this I shall have cleared all 28 items on my to do list and ...
Dublin, Ireland
Today we awoke to sunshine, explored more of the coast around Spiddal, and then we had a nice drive back to Dublin. We stopped in Galway (city center) for some shopping (Glad we did, it was a much nicer environment than Dublin, and also more reasonably ...
Midnight Laundry
Woke up tired again on Wednesday. Went out for breakfast...I've been making sure I get a big breakfast since I never seem to get lunch. Anyway a large, late breakfast is almost as good as lunch. Afterwards I felt like napping but successfully fought ...
Where Are We?
... about that. While I'm in tune enough with the political scene to understand that they might not necessarily have a 'Welcome to Northern Ireland' sign or even a 'Welcome to the United Kingdom' sign. But it would be handy if in some form there was ...
Cliffs of Moher
... driving all day) but I really appreciated his excellent service. A great guy. The highlight of today... and of all of Ireland... has been walking along the Cliffs at Moher. This sight rates up there with Tiger Leaping Gorge as being the best scenery ...
Getting hit on...or Not
Migraine started. Not feeling well...went on medication and it mostly helped. I got to talk to Arvin on MSN and update this travelogue. Took it easy for the rest of the day. In the evening I went out to Monroe's Pub with Helena (my Swedish ...
Irrrrrland
... . The rolled up Sinn Fein weekly newspaper was a clue, but when they nearly throttled me when I referred to "The Republic of Ireland" it was a little scary. Fortunately they were well versed in the average Australian's dislike of England so I was off the ...
Newcastle Leaving Do
Had our Newcastle leaving drinks at Relvolution, a vodka bar in Newcastle. Was a good night and great to spend some social time with a few folks before we leave. We were both pretty drunk on the Saturday night and even had a kebab on the way home! ...
The town of the not very much
... Michelle to take advantage of her hire car and tent to potentially save some euros and take in some of Northern Ireland, while also escaping the suffocating boredom of Ennis. She agreed to trade for my dazzling company and scintillating conversation, so ...
Killarney and Cork, Ireland
... about half way between Killarney and Dublin. Cork is a nice city, home of Murphey's stout and called the "Cultural capitol of Ireland." I thought that it resembled Dublin a lot, but the people were just a little less hurried. Aside from culture and beer, ...
Exploring the big(ish) city of Cork
... flan. Yummy! After supper I meandered back to the centre of town and got waylaid by a movie theatre (called a cinema in Ireland) that was showing Finding Neverland. I felt like going out and doing something that evening, but hadn't been able to find ...
The Hunt Begins
... up side, we did get to see a lot of Galway, including the local branch of USIT (the office that administers the Work in Ireland program) and a peaceful canal. By the way, one of the banks here is in a very small castle. Also there are long lineups at ...
Ireland...CHECK!
... , we were constantly left in awe of what we saw. I think we took enough pictures to fill a few albums here alone. Ireland feels a little more rustic compared to its polished neighbour to the east. The emphasis on music and their traditional sessions in ...
More Days in Brief
Lunch with Katherine and Megan was enjoyable, but it lacked the magic of Tig Coili or the depth of the previous day's conversation. Then I went hunting for a room (henceforth referred to as "flat-hunting"). In Galway, this involves getting the ...
Goodbye UK, Hello Ireland
Today was huge... another goodbye, a car breakdown, a long delay on Heathrow's runway, and another country. Who said travelling was easy? I've now left the safe and comfortable surroundings of Cheam and am now in Kilkenny, several hours south of ...
all things Irish
... That soon changed though...by 11am the streets were getting filled with people wearing all things Irish. I broke down and bought an Ireland soccer shirt. The parade started at 12:30pm and was alright - most the bands were little kids with the exception ...
A few Irish suprises in Cork
... ; One thing you must keep in mind if you ever go to Ireland: it's expensive. And Cork being the second largest city in Ireland was also expensive. After a brief walking tour of the Cork's centre and a few of her churches, we searched for a ...
